The rapper has filed
two separate lawsuits, claiming he's owed money
by Roc-A-Fella and EMI. It is unclear how much money West is looking to recoup. In the lawsuits, West describes 2000 as a “breakout year” He produced Jay-Z’s album,
'The Blueprint,' and co-wrote
four of the songs. Kanye and Jay-Z's friendship seemingly started to drift apart in 2014 when Jay-Z and Beyoncé did
not attend the wedding of
West and Kim Kardashian. Jay-Z referenced Kanye's unpredictable behavior on his 2017 track, “Kill JAY-Z.” Jay-Z, via "Kill JAY-Z"